Jody Thornton Email Address

Executive Managing Director

With 26 offices, HFF is a leading provider of capital markets transactions services to the United States and Western Europe commercial real estate industry.

-Practicing mechanical engineer with extensive knowledge of engineering, product development and manufacturing best practices across a large range of technologies and company sizes.-Experienced academic, researcher and educator with a deep understanding of the foundations of engineering, product development, manufacturing systems and technology. -Excellence in education, course development, mentoring and coaching. Able to extrapolate broad experience back to first principles and teaching pedagogies.-Engaged by over 70 global startup and established companies including electronics, medical devices, healthcare, transportation, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, heavy industry, automotive, and consumer products robotics, IoT devices, toys, consumer electronics, audio systems, and medical products.-Developer of custom state-of-the-art tools, processes, and methods that enable organizations to better design and produce at a high quality.